hemlok

Middle English

Alternative forms

heomlic, hemeluc, hemelok, hemloke, homblok, humlok, homloke, hwmlok, homeluk, hembloke, wamlok, wamloke, humeluch, hummeloc, homelok, humblok, humlock, humbeloch

Etymology

From Old English hymlīc and hymlīce; see English hemlock for more.

Noun

hemlok (plural hemloks)

hemlock (Conium maculatum and other herbaceous plants)

Descendants

English: hemlock
Scots: hemlok, homlok, humlok, humlock

References

“hemlok(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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